# Parts for '88 dakota

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/parts-for-88-dakota/78748>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dakota, dodge\
**Created:** [April 17, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parts-for-88-dakota/78748 "2013-04-17T14:20:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![neighbor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e5b9ba/32.png) [@neighbor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/neighbor)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parts-for-88-dakota/78748/1 "2013-04-17T14:20:21Z")

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My friend has run into a stumbling block finding parts for his '88 4-cylinder Dodge Dakota. He has welded together the bracket that holds the alternator and water pump too many times. It needs to be replaced. Anyone have a source?

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**Author:** ![mleich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mleich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mleich)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parts-for-88-dakota/78748/2 "2013-04-17T17:55:16Z")

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Junkyard.

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**Author:** ![Dodge\_Dakota\_DOA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@Dodge\_Dakota\_DOA](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dodge_Dakota_DOA)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parts-for-88-dakota/78748/3 "2013-04-18T04:07:30Z")

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Definitely the junkyard–I’ve had good luck there~